Meta announces issuance of non-voting Class stock to raise funds for AI
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In its Q3 2026 earnings report, Meta announced it will issue a new class of non-voting stock to fund AI projects, potential acquisitions, and employee compensation, with the new shares expected to begin trading in 2027. CFO Susan Li said the move will expand the company's financing tools and provide investment flexibility. In the same report, Meta raised its capital expenditure guidance for this year to $135–145 billion, reflecting its massive investment in AI. Additionally, Muse, the AI agent Meta launched in September, reached 10 million downloads in the US this week, but the product has also sparked a privacy controversy, and the company has suspended its conversation sharing feature. The event is currently at the stage where Meta has just announced the issuance plan; trading has not yet begun.
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In its Q3 2026 earnings report, Meta announced it will issue a new class of non-voting shares to fund AI projects, potential acquisitions, and employee compensation, with trading expected to begin in 2027. CFO Susan Li said the move will expand financing tools and provide investment flexibility; the company raised its capital expenditure guidance for the year to $135–145 billion. Meanwhile, Muse, the AI agent Meta launched in September, hit 10 million US downloads this week, but also faced privacy controversy and paused its conversation sharing feature.
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